NCAAB

Drake Bulldogs at Southern Illinois Salukis

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Drake Bulldogs
11-8, 4-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 54
Southern Illinois Salukis
6-14, 4-5 Home

Drake defeats Southern Illinois 57-54

Desmar Jackson scored 15 points for the Salukis (6-14, 2-5 Missouri Valley). Tyler Smithpeters added 12 points as did Sean O'Brien, who also had 11 rebounds.

Southern Illinois trailed 32-23 at the half and by 13 with 9:22 left in the game after Jordan Daniels was fouled and made three free throws. But Jackson led the Salukis back, scoring 11 points in a 17-4 run that tied the game at 52 with 59 seconds left. Aaron Hawley responded with a 3-pointer for Drake (11-8, 2-5) before Smithpeters' basket made it 55-54 with 9 seconds left. Richard Carter sank two free throws for Drake with 8 seconds remaining and Dawson Verhines missed a 3-pointer for SIU to end the game.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 57 - 54
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 57 - 54
2nd 0:03 Richard Carter Defensive Rebound. 57 - 54
2nd 0:03 Dawson Verhines missed Three Point Jumper. 57 - 54
2nd 0:08 Drake Timeout 57 - 54

Statistics

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15-38 FG 19-55
39 Field Goal % 35
8-22 3PT 4-18
36 Three Point % 22
19-23 FT 12-28
83 Free Throw % 43
40 Rebounds 32
8 Offensive Rebounds 14
32 Defensive Rebounds 18
11 Assists 6
2 Steals 10
6 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 5
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 5
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 19
0 Fast Break Points 8
14 Points in Paint 24
22 Fouls 19

Game Information

Venue: Banterra Center

Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,532 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
Full Standings